Home-based therapy with ready-to-use therapeutic food is of benefit to malnourished, HIV-infected Malawian children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 222-225

  Ndekha, M J ^a   Manary, M J ^b,e   Ashorn, P ^c   Briend, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^e ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; HIV; Malnutrition; Ready to use therapeutic food

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAIZE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOYBEAN; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOOD, FORMULATED; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; MALAWI; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 14844313772     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410022503     Document Type: Article

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